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Antique: Around 100 children with physical disabilities from this capital town of Antique received PHP10,000 financial aid under the Children’s Health, Education, and Resources for Inclusion, Support and Hope (CHERISH) project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday. The amount is the first of the two-tranche financial support the recipients will receive for the School Year 2025-2026, said DSWD Regional Director Arwin Razo, who led the distribution of assistance. The second tranche will be released in September. According to Philippines News Agency, the beneficiaries are in-school learners who have physical disabilities and need financial aid. The

Pangasinan: The province of Pangasinan remains on alert for the effects of Tropical Depression Bising and the southwest monsoon (habagat). This, despite the downgrade of the rainfall outlook hoisted in the province from orange (100 to 200 millimeters of rainfall) on Thursday to yellow (50 to 100 millimeters of rainfall) as of 11 a.m. Friday. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) provided the updated rainfall outlook. In a phone interview on Friday, Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s Emergency Operations Center head Pia Flores said the province is under blue

Manila: Headline inflation continued to remain below the lower end of the government’s target range in June, despite a slight uptick due to a faster increase in non-food prices. In a briefing on Friday, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said headline inflation settled at 1.4 percent in June from 1.3 percent in May. This brings the year-to-date average inflation to 1.8 percent, well within the government’s target range of 2 percent to 4 percent for the year. According to Philippines News Agency, the slight uptick in headline inflation was driven by higher non-food inflation (1.9 percent from 1.5 percent), with faster

Muntinlupa: The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) and Muntinlupa’s city government have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to strengthen the local implementation of adoption and alternative child care programs. According to Philippines News Agency, Muntinlupa became the second local government unit to formalize an agreement with NACC to institutionalize comprehensive child care services for children in need of permanent homes, following Quezon City. NACC Undersecretary Janella Ejercito Estrada emphasized the significance of the MOA, stating, “This MOA represents a shared commitment to protect, nurture, and secure the future of children in need of permanent and loving families.” Estrada

Manila: Manila Electric Company (Meralco) aims to energize the around 2,000 to 3,000 households in its service area that are located in Department of Environment and Natural Resources-protected sites starting in 2026. In an interview Thursday, Meralco chief revenue officer Ferdinand Geluz stated that they cannot put up power lines in protected areas such as those in Tanay, Rizal and Mauban, Quezon, the usual mode to connect customers to the power grid. According to Philippines News Agency, Geluz revealed that a proposed solution involves the use of solar home systems. This plan has been filed with the Energy Regulatory Commission